🪷 ŚB 9.16.20
Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
पितु: कायेन सन्धाय शिर आदाय बर्हिषि ।
सर्वदेवमयं देवमात्मानमयजन्मखै: ॥ २० ॥
Transliteration
pituḥ kāyena sandhāya
śira ādāya barhiṣi
sarva-devamayaṁ devam
ātmānam ayajan makhaiḥ
Synonyms
pituḥ — of his father; kāyena — with the body; sandhāya — joining; śiraḥ — the head; ādāya — keeping; barhiṣi — upon kuśa grass; sarva-deva-mayam — the all-pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all the demigods; devam — Lord Vāsudeva; ātmānam — who is present everywhere as the Supersoul; ayajat — he worshiped; makhaiḥ — by offering sacrifices.
Translation
Thereafter, Paraśurāma joined his father’s head to the dead body and placed the whole body and head upon kuśa grass. By offering sacrifices, he began to worship Lord Vāsudeva, who is the all-pervading Supersoul of all the demigods and of every living entity.
Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings
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ŚB 9.16.20requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 9.16parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 9parent skandha chapter index/bhagavatammaster index for 12 skandhas, 335 chapters, and 13,003 reading pagesŚB 1.1.1satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi · the Bhāgavatam source meditationŚB 1.2.6supreme dharma as ahaitukī and apratihatā bhaktiŚB 1.2.11Brahman · Paramātmā · Bhagavān as one advaya-tattvaŚB 1.3.28kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam · Krishna-pramāṇa source sealŚB 10.10.29Dāmodara/Yamala-arjuna · Krishna as supreme original PersonŚB 10.10.30-31Krishna as Kāla · Viṣṇu · Paramātmā · AntaryāmīŚB 10.10.38speech, hearing, body, mind, head, and sight offered in Krishna-sevāŚB 10.10.39Gokuleśvara bound by love, smilingŚB 10.10.40Nārada correction as anugrahaŚB 10.10.41sādhu-darśana removes bondage-darknessŚB 12.2.18Kalki witness at ŚambhalaŚB 12.3.51Kali-yuga blessing through Krishna-kīrtanaSkandha 10 līlā index20-anchor Krishna-līlā reading pathway inside the Bhāgavatam master pageBG 7.7mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat · no source higher than KrishnaBG 10.8ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ · Krishna as source of allBG 15.15Krishna seated in every heart and the target of all Veda/binduDiamond of Darśanas · Bhāgavata prema as the Bindu made rasa/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation
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